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Porch Perfume
The sensory herb carrier — four plants to touch, smell, and enjoy on your porch, patio, or windowsill.
Format: Wine carrier · 4 plants · 3.25" nursery pots
Grown From: Seed and plug — noted per plant
Lifecycle: Mix of annuals and perennials — noted per plant
Availability: Small batch · Seasonal
Care Cards: Digital care card included for each plant (printable & savable)
Meet Porch Perfume
The best thing about a fragrant garden is that it asks nothing of you. You just have to walk past it.
Porch Perfume is a curated collection of four sensory herbs chosen entirely for the experience of having them nearby — their scent when you brush past, their blooms when you sit down, the way they make an ordinary porch feel like somewhere worth being. Touch them. Crush a leaf. Let them bloom. That is the whole instruction.
This is not a culinary carrier and not an aromatherapy collection. It sits somewhere between — joyful, alive, and immediately rewarding. Each plant arrives in its own 3.25" nursery pot in a wine-bottle carrier. Choose the grouping that matches the mood of your outdoor space
The Herbs
Every herb in Porch Perfume was chosen for what it contributes to the sensory experience of being outdoors. Here is what each one brings:
Pineapple Sage
Scent: Sweet, fruity, and faintly tropical with a warm floral edge. Crush a leaf and it is immediate and unmistakable.
Experience: The showstopper — scarlet flower spikes in late summer and fall that stop people mid-step. Beautiful, fragrant, and alive with pollinators in bloom. The anchor plant of this collection.
Perennial (tender) · Grown from plug
Chocolate Mint
Scent: Rich, cool, and intensely minty with a faint chocolate warmth. The most surprising and delightful scent in the collection.
Experience: The conversation starter — no one expects it, and everyone wants to smell it again. Run your fingers along a stem and the fragrance releases instantly. A porch favorite.
Perennial · Grown from plug
Anise Hyssop
Scent: Licorice-sweet and warmly floral with a honey-like undertone. Gentle, lingering, and beautiful in both leaf and bloom.
Experience: The tall purple flower spikes are stunning — elegant and a little wild at the same time. Bees and butterflies find it irresistible. So do people who slow down long enough to notice it.
Perennial · Grown from seed
Holy Basil
Scent: Warm, clove-like, and faintly spiced with a sacred, meditative quality. Complex and grounding.
Experience: The unexpected depth — Holy Basil brings a fragrance that feels intentional and meaningful. Touch a leaf and something in the day changes. Beautiful in flower with small white and purple blooms.
Annual · Grown from seed
Calendula
Scent: Earthy, resinous, and faintly herbal with a warm golden presence. Subtle fragrance, maximum visual impact.
Experience: The color burst — vivid orange and yellow blooms that are the most eye-catching plant on any table or porch. Edible flowers, long season, and a cheerful generosity that keeps giving all summer.
Annual · Grown from seed
Lemon Basil
Scent: Bright, citrusy, and gently sweet. A lighter, more delicate lemon note that adds freshness to any sensory combination.
Experience: The quiet brightener — Lemon Basil keeps the collection from becoming too heavy or floral. A soft citrus presence that makes everything around it feel more alive.
Annual · Grown from seed
Choose Your Grouping
Porch Perfume comes in three variations — each with a distinct sensory personality. All three are encouraged to bloom freely. All three are built for the pleasure of having them nearby.
Option 1 — Front Porch Classic - Pineapple Sage · Chocolate Mint · Anise Hyssop · Holy Basil / Tulsi
This is the one you come back to. Four herbs with completely distinct fragrance profiles that layer beautifully together — sweet and tropical from the sage, cool and rich from the mint, honey-sweet and floral from the hyssop, warm and sacred from the tulsi. Touch each one in turn, and no two are alike. A porch carrier that rewards attention and earns its place season after season.
Option 2 — Stay Awhile - Pineapple Sage · Chocolate Mint · Anise Hyssop · Calendula
This is the carrier that says something to everyone who steps onto your porch. Calendula's vivid orange and yellow blooms alongside Pineapple Sage's scarlet spikes and Anise Hyssop's purple flower spikes make this the most visually striking of the three — a genuine showstopper that invites guests to stop, look, and linger. If you want a porch that welcomes people before you even open the door, this is the one.
Option 3 — Porch Swing Naps - Pineapple Sage · Lemon Basil · Anise Hyssop · Holy Basil / Tulsi
This one is for the unhurried afternoon. The most subtle of the three — a softer, more layered sensory experience without the bold intensity of Chocolate Mint. Lemon Basil adds a fresh citrus brightness that lifts the whole carrier. Holy Basil brings a warm, meditative depth that makes the porch feel intentional rather than decorated. For those who prefer their fragrance garden delicate rather than dramatic, and their afternoons slow.
A Note on Blooms
For Porch Perfume, blooming is not just acceptable — it is the point. These plants are not being grown for maximum leaf harvest. They are being grown for the full, alive, sensory experience of having them on your porch.
Pineapple Sage blooms scarlet in late summer — those flower spikes are the reason this plant earns its spot in every carrier it appears in. Anise Hyssop's purple spikes are long-lasting and pollinator magnets. Calendula blooms generously all season. Holy Basil produces delicate white and purple flowers that are edible and lovely.
Let everything bloom. That is the instruction.
What Arrives With Your Carrier
• Four market-ready herbs, each in its own 3.25" nursery pot
• A plant carrier that keeps each plant secure and upright
• A digital care card for each plant — printable, savable, and specific to that herb
• Four plants chosen for the joy of having them nearby — not just for what you can harvest
The sensory herb carrier — four plants to touch, smell, and enjoy on your porch, patio, or windowsill.
Format: Wine carrier · 4 plants · 3.25" nursery pots
Grown From: Seed and plug — noted per plant
Lifecycle: Mix of annuals and perennials — noted per plant
Availability: Small batch · Seasonal
Care Cards: Digital care card included for each plant (printable & savable)
Meet Porch Perfume
The best thing about a fragrant garden is that it asks nothing of you. You just have to walk past it.
Porch Perfume is a curated collection of four sensory herbs chosen entirely for the experience of having them nearby — their scent when you brush past, their blooms when you sit down, the way they make an ordinary porch feel like somewhere worth being. Touch them. Crush a leaf. Let them bloom. That is the whole instruction.
This is not a culinary carrier and not an aromatherapy collection. It sits somewhere between — joyful, alive, and immediately rewarding. Each plant arrives in its own 3.25" nursery pot in a wine-bottle carrier. Choose the grouping that matches the mood of your outdoor space
The Herbs
Every herb in Porch Perfume was chosen for what it contributes to the sensory experience of being outdoors. Here is what each one brings:
Pineapple Sage
Scent: Sweet, fruity, and faintly tropical with a warm floral edge. Crush a leaf and it is immediate and unmistakable.
Experience: The showstopper — scarlet flower spikes in late summer and fall that stop people mid-step. Beautiful, fragrant, and alive with pollinators in bloom. The anchor plant of this collection.
Perennial (tender) · Grown from plug
Chocolate Mint
Scent: Rich, cool, and intensely minty with a faint chocolate warmth. The most surprising and delightful scent in the collection.
Experience: The conversation starter — no one expects it, and everyone wants to smell it again. Run your fingers along a stem and the fragrance releases instantly. A porch favorite.
Perennial · Grown from plug
Anise Hyssop
Scent: Licorice-sweet and warmly floral with a honey-like undertone. Gentle, lingering, and beautiful in both leaf and bloom.
Experience: The tall purple flower spikes are stunning — elegant and a little wild at the same time. Bees and butterflies find it irresistible. So do people who slow down long enough to notice it.
Perennial · Grown from seed
Holy Basil
Scent: Warm, clove-like, and faintly spiced with a sacred, meditative quality. Complex and grounding.
Experience: The unexpected depth — Holy Basil brings a fragrance that feels intentional and meaningful. Touch a leaf and something in the day changes. Beautiful in flower with small white and purple blooms.
Annual · Grown from seed
Calendula
Scent: Earthy, resinous, and faintly herbal with a warm golden presence. Subtle fragrance, maximum visual impact.
Experience: The color burst — vivid orange and yellow blooms that are the most eye-catching plant on any table or porch. Edible flowers, long season, and a cheerful generosity that keeps giving all summer.
Annual · Grown from seed
Lemon Basil
Scent: Bright, citrusy, and gently sweet. A lighter, more delicate lemon note that adds freshness to any sensory combination.
Experience: The quiet brightener — Lemon Basil keeps the collection from becoming too heavy or floral. A soft citrus presence that makes everything around it feel more alive.
Annual · Grown from seed
Choose Your Grouping
Porch Perfume comes in three variations — each with a distinct sensory personality. All three are encouraged to bloom freely. All three are built for the pleasure of having them nearby.
Option 1 — Front Porch Classic - Pineapple Sage · Chocolate Mint · Anise Hyssop · Holy Basil / Tulsi
This is the one you come back to. Four herbs with completely distinct fragrance profiles that layer beautifully together — sweet and tropical from the sage, cool and rich from the mint, honey-sweet and floral from the hyssop, warm and sacred from the tulsi. Touch each one in turn, and no two are alike. A porch carrier that rewards attention and earns its place season after season.
Option 2 — Stay Awhile - Pineapple Sage · Chocolate Mint · Anise Hyssop · Calendula
This is the carrier that says something to everyone who steps onto your porch. Calendula's vivid orange and yellow blooms alongside Pineapple Sage's scarlet spikes and Anise Hyssop's purple flower spikes make this the most visually striking of the three — a genuine showstopper that invites guests to stop, look, and linger. If you want a porch that welcomes people before you even open the door, this is the one.
Option 3 — Porch Swing Naps - Pineapple Sage · Lemon Basil · Anise Hyssop · Holy Basil / Tulsi
This one is for the unhurried afternoon. The most subtle of the three — a softer, more layered sensory experience without the bold intensity of Chocolate Mint. Lemon Basil adds a fresh citrus brightness that lifts the whole carrier. Holy Basil brings a warm, meditative depth that makes the porch feel intentional rather than decorated. For those who prefer their fragrance garden delicate rather than dramatic, and their afternoons slow.
A Note on Blooms
For Porch Perfume, blooming is not just acceptable — it is the point. These plants are not being grown for maximum leaf harvest. They are being grown for the full, alive, sensory experience of having them on your porch.
Pineapple Sage blooms scarlet in late summer — those flower spikes are the reason this plant earns its spot in every carrier it appears in. Anise Hyssop's purple spikes are long-lasting and pollinator magnets. Calendula blooms generously all season. Holy Basil produces delicate white and purple flowers that are edible and lovely.
Let everything bloom. That is the instruction.
What Arrives With Your Carrier
• Four market-ready herbs, each in its own 3.25" nursery pot
• A plant carrier that keeps each plant secure and upright
• A digital care card for each plant — printable, savable, and specific to that herb
• Four plants chosen for the joy of having them nearby — not just for what you can harvest